Nonskid chain



Jan, 22, 1924. 7 1,481,626

A. G. SHELLER NONSKID CHAIN Filed Nov. 10. 1921 Patent darn, 22, 192d.

" OFFICE.

ALBERT G. SHELLER, OF CLAYSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA; ELLA S. SHELLER ADMINIS- TTBIX OF SAID ALBERT G. SHELLER, DECEASED.

Application filed November 10, 1921. Serial No. 514,294.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT G. Smnnnn, citizen of the United States, residing at Claysville, in the county of Washington and State of Pennsylvania, have invented in newand useful Improvements in Nonskid Chains, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved nonskid chain for motor vehicles and has as one i of its principal objects to rovide a device of this character which wi 1, when the ve:

. vehicles ofsubstantially any conventional design.

Other and-incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation showing my improved non-skid chain applied to a motor vehicle wheel of conventional design,

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing one of the saddle members emplo ed, and

igure 3 is a fragmentary larly showing one .of the calks.

In carrying the invention into efiect, I"

employ side chains 10 which may be detachably connected at their ends inany approved manner and carried by the side chains is a plurality of saddle members, one of which is shown in detail in Figure 2. These saddle members are arranged at spaced points along the, chains and any appropriate number of said members maybe employed as may be found most efiicient. As will be observed, each of said saddle members includes a pair of longitudinally bowed end plates 11 and extending between said plates near the ends thereof are sidebars 12 which are preferably into 1 with the plates and rig- "ldly support plates in spaced relation,

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suitable resilient wire and the ends of said links are bent up to provide eyes 15 connectin%the links with the side chains 10.

etachably mounted u on the end plates 11 are airs of spaced cal s 16. As particularly s own in Figure 3, the calks are threaded at their lower ends through the end lates 11 and are formed with a shell in whic is arranged a hard wear resistin core or pin 17 extending axially throng the shell. As will be observed, the pins 17pmjeot somewhat at the outer ends of the calks so as to engage aroadway while, adjacent their lower en s, the calk shells are rovided with squared bosses or stop shou ders forreceiving a wrench so that the calks may thus be readily applied.

In Figure 1 of thedrawing, I have shown my improved non-skid chain in ition about the tire 18 of a conventiona vmotor vehicle wheel 19. It is believed that the manner in which the device is applied will be readily understood and the device will,

of course, be constructed in various sizes to suit the requirements of difi'erent sized tires. As will be noted, the saddle members are formed to hug the tire and, without the calks 16 will, in most instances, provide sufficient traction for the wheel, the end plates 11 of said members providing, in efiect, cross straps adapted to impinge the roadway to prevent skidding. However, as will be perceived, the calks 16 may, when icy or ve slippery roadways are encountered, be rea ily applied and when so applied will, of

course, sink into the roadway so as to provide a sure traction for the wheel. In this connection, it is to be noted that it is the intention to use the calks 16 only when found necessary and for this reason, the calks are detachably mounted upon the saddle members. As will be appreciated, the hard pins 17 of the calks will efiectually resist wear while the projecting outer ends of said pins 'will enhance the efl'ectiveness of the calks and, since the calks are so arranged as to be disposed at opposite sides of the crown of the tire, the calks will, of course, slope laterally ,in opposite directions with respect to the re ime a pair of spaced converging end plates bowed to fit the transverse curvature of a tire and joined by a pair of longitudinally curved side bars extending between the end portions of said plates, the ends of the lates being' continued beyond the ends 0 said bars to form loops, links carried by said loops, 8, pair of spaced calks rising from each of said end plates near the ends of said side bars, and side members engaged by said links for supporting the saddle members on a tire,

In testimon whereof I afix no signature.

ALBEfiT G. SHELLE [n 9.] 

